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Herpes Zoster* ; Skin*

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation* ; Heparin*

PURPOSE: In recent years, single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SPLA) has been gaining in popularity and there have been many reports on the results of SPLA. The purpose of this study is to investigate feasibility, safety, and cosmetic satisfaction with SPLA in treatment of perforated appendicitis. METHODS: From September 2012 to March 2015, 227 patients underwent SPLA at Damsoyu hospital. The patients were divided into the simple and gangrenous appendicitis group (the S & G group) and the perforated appendicitis group (the P group). Operation time, hospital stay, drain insertion rate, surgical complication, and cosmetic satisfaction were evaluated. RESULTS: A total of 227 patients consisted of 32 patients in the P group and 195 patients in the S & G group. There were no significant differences in the demographic data of the patients. The operation time and hospital stay were significantly longer in the P group (p=0.002 and p<0.0001, respectively). The rate of drain insertion was also higher in the P group (p=0.0002). However, no differences in postoperative complications (p=0.281) and cosmetic satisfaction (p=0.090) were observed between the two groups. CONCLUSION: SPLA for perforated appendicitis is a feasible, safe, and cosmetically acceptable procedure. However, longer operation time and hospital stay and higher drain insertion rate should be considered for patients undergoing SPLA for perforated appendicitis.
Appendectomy ; Appendicitis* ; Humans ; Laparoscopy* ; Length of Stay ; Postoperative Complications

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Incontinentia Pigmenti*

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Colonoscopy* ; Humans ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory* ; Peritonitis*

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Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Liver*

PURPOSE: The formation of a liposarcoma is Known to be associated with a mutation of the p53 and MDM2 genes, and the histopathological subtypes of a liposarcoma are related to the prognosis of the patient. This study was performd to examine the relationship between the histopathological subtypes, the type of p53 mutation, and the proliferative rate. METHODS: Immunohistochemistry was used to measure the p53 protein and Ki-67 (Mib-1 labeling index) expression levels in 24 liposarcomas cases in which the liposarcoma developed primarily in the abdominal cavity. RESULTS: p53 expression was observed in 11.1% of the well- differentiated liposarcoma cases, 27.3% of the myxoid and round cell liposarcoma cases, and 50% of the pleomorphic liposarcoma cases. There were significant differences between the Ki-67 expression level according to the histopathological subtypes. There were significant differences between p53 positive or negative group and the Ki-67 expression level, and there was a quantitative correlation between them. CONCLUSION: The p53 protein was expressed in 25% of all liposarcomas, particularly in pleomorphic liposarcomas because it was expressed more frequently than in the other liposarcoma subtypes (in 2 cases out of 4 cases). The survival rate was much higher in the mucinous round cell liposarcomas which had high p53 and Ki-67 expression levels. The p53 expression level might be a prognostic predictor of a liposarcoma.
Abdominal Cavity ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Liposarcoma* ; Mucins ; Prognosis ; Survival Rate

Rhabdomyosarcoma originating from the chest wall is a rare malignant tumor in children and was considered to be guarded in prognosis previously. However, recent advances in multidisciplinary treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma in children have improved the disease free survival rate. Authors report a case of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, stage III, originating from the chest wall who is surviving free of disease for 15 months with aggressive chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Child ; Disease-Free Survival ; Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Prognosis ; Radiotherapy ; Rhabdomyosarcoma ; Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar* ; Thoracic Wall* ; Thorax*

Mycobacterium neoaurum is rapidly growing mycobacteria that can cause human infections. It commonly causes bloodstream infections in immunocompromised hosts, and unlike other mycobacteria species, it rarely causes pulmonary infections. We confirmed the first pulmonary infection case in Korea caused by M. neoaurum using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Diseases/*diagnosis/microbiology ; Mycobacterium/genetics/*isolation & purification ; Mycobacterium Infections/*diagnosis/microbiology ; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria/genetics/isolation & purification ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics ; Republic of Korea ; Sequence Analysis, RNA

BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study evaluated the efficacy of endoscopic treatment in a bile leak that occurred through various causes. METHODS: The medical records of 35 patients (mean age 55.4 years; male/female 25/10), who were diagnosed with a bile leak by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in Yeungnam University Hospital from January 1998 to January 2006, were reviewed. RESULTS: The most common cause of the bile leak was an open cholecystectomy (n=13, 37.1%) followed by a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (n=10, 28.6%), trauma (n=2, 5.7%), transarterial chemoembolization (n=3, 8.6%), spontaneous (n=3, 8.6%), and a hepatic resection (n=4, 11.4%). Thirty-four patients were treated endoscopically by the insertion of a plastic stent with/without a sphincterotomy (70.6%, 24/34), a nasobiliary drainage (11.8%, 4/34), or a sphincterotomy alone (17.6%, 6/34). Of these 34 patients, 30 were cured by the endoscopic treatment, 2 patients died from liver failure despite the use of nasobiliary drainage and 2 patients did not improve after endoscopic treatment. One patient underwent surgery without endoscopic treatment because of a transsection of the common bile duct. With the exception of the two who died from liver failure, the overall cure rate of endoscopic treatment was 90.9% (30/33). There were no complications associated with the endoscopic treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic treatment for a bile leak is safe and effective regardless of the cause.
Bile* ; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde ; Cholecystectomy ; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic ; Common Bile Duct ; Drainage ; Humans ; Liver Failure ; Medical Records ; Plastics ; Stents